President Ruto has given us respect, dignity - Saido
President William Ruto of Kenya issued 5,000 title deeds to residents in Mombasa, aiming to resolve long-standing land ownership disputes. Local leaders praised the initiative for restoring dignity and security to the affected citizens.
Why it matters
Land tenure security is a major socio-economic issue in Kenya, and government intervention directly impacts local stability and property rights.
President William Ruto at Likoni Heights Affordable Housing in Mombasa on Friday / BRIAN OTIENO President William Ruto inspects a title deed belonging to a Mombasa elderly man at Mama Ngina Waterfront Park on Friday / BRIAN OTIENO President William Ruto inspects a title deed belonging to a Mombasa woman at Mama Ngina Waterfront Park on Friday / BRIAN OTIENO Mombasa residents with their newly received title deeds at Mama Ngina Waterfront Park on Friday / BRIAN OTIENO Mombasa businessman and politician Said “Saido” Abdalla at Mama Ngina Waterfront Park on Friday / BRIAN OTIENO
Mwanatumu Mwanguze, a resident of Kwa Bulo, in Nyali subcounty, has twice been evicted by private developers who laid claim to her two parcels of land each measuring 100m by 100m.
In the first instance, she was forced to spend the night in the cold, with her two-year-old daughter then.
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